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FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms
(techcrunch.com)
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this post was submitted on 18 Mar 2026
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I'm only surprised that they are paying for it.
They don't want to do anything unethical.
Companies deserve our taxdollars after all
Back in the Before Trump Times, the US Congress actually passed laws that restrained the intelligence services' ability to use their unique capabilities to spy on Americans.
OFC they left the out that if anyone could buy the info off-the-shelf, that could hardly be illegal now, could it?
They can buy the data, then raid the vendors and confiscate whatever will make up for the cost. Or they can just raid whoever refuses to sell data to them and keep the cooperative vendors in business.